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| January 17, 2014 |
 White House to release Iran implementation agreement Washington (AFP) Jan 16, 2014 - The White House plans to release a summary of the implementation agreement to the interim nuclear deal between world powers and Iran later Thursday. The full text, which instructs the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) how to implement the deal, has also been made available to a restricted audience of lawmakers and aides in Congress, White House spokesman Jay Carney said. The move ... more |  |
 British cuts limiting military partnership with US: Gates London (AFP) Jan 16, 2014 - Britain's military cuts mean it will no longer be a full partner alongside United States forces, former US defence secretary Robert Gates said Thursday. Gates, who served under US presidents Barack Obama and George W. Bush, said Britain no longer had the complete spectrum of capabilities, meaning its relationship with the US military was shifting. Prime Minister David Cameron said Gates ... more |  |
 McCain fury over 'secret' Congress move on drones Washington (AFP) Jan 16, 2014 - A political row erupted Thursday after the Washington Post reported that US lawmakers secretly inserted language into a huge spending bill that blocks major changes to the nation's controversial drone program. Veteran US Senator John McCain said he was flabbergasted to learn that members of the Senate and House Appropriations Committees, who are mainly focused on cobbling together funding fo ... more |  |
 Taiwan displays upgraded fighter jets with 'smart' munitions Taipei (AFP) Jan 16, 2014 - Taiwan on Thursday unveiled a fleet of upgraded fighter jets built domestically, with President Ma Ying-jeou hailing the rapid modernisation of the island's forces despite warming ties with China. A dozen Indigenous Defence Fighters (IDFs) with advanced combat capabilities were displayed at a ceremony at a military base in the southern city of Tainan. The IDFs are capable of carrying "sm ... more |  |
 Israel, Singapore seek FMS deals Washington (UPI) Jan 16, 2013 - Israel is seeking to purchase V-22B Block C Osprey aircraft from the United States through a Foreign Military Sales deal worth about $1.13 billion. The proposed sale, reported to Congress this week, is one of two, billion-dollar contract requests announced by the U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agency. The Republic of Singapore is seeking an upgrade of its F-16 Block 52 aircraft at a ... more |  |
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Iran's Rouhani warns of domestic opposition to nuclear deal Tehran (AFP) Jan 16, 2014 - Iranian President Hassan Rouhani warned Thursday that he was facing domestic opposition to a landmark nuclear deal with major powers that is to go into effect next week. Rouhani, whose June election has led to a quickening rapprochement with the West after years of hostility, said there was organised opposition in Iran to his efforts to allay Western concerns about its nuclear programme in r ... more |  |
 Report: German-U.S. 'no-spy' talks on verge of collapse Berlin (UPI) Jan 16, 2013 - Negotiations on a "no-spy" agreement between Germany and the United States are on the verge of a rancorous collapse, a German newspaper reported this week. The Suddeutsche Zeitung quoted unnamed sources close to the German Federal Intelligence Service, BND, as saying the United States' National Security Agency has shown little flexibility in the talks, which are aimed at producing a bil ... more |  |
Japan brushes off China 'troublemaker' criticism Tokyo (AFP) Jan 16, 2014 - Japan on Thursday brushed off a bristling attack in which a Chinese diplomat branded Prime Minister Shinzo Abe a "troublemaker", saying Beijing's sentiment is inaccurate and ignores the facts. The rebuttal came after China's envoy to the African Union fired the latest salvo in an increasingly bitter war of words between Asia's two largest economies with a dramatic display of pictures he said ... more |  |
Russia denies 'hidden agenda' as it hosts Iran, Syria FMs Moscow (AFP) Jan 16, 2014 - Russia denied Thursday having a "hidden agenda" on Syria as it launched a fresh round of crisis diplomacy by hosting the top diplomats of Iran and Damascus ahead next week's historic peace talks. Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif arrived in the Russian capital from Damascus on the same jet as Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallem. Zarif met Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lav ... more |  |
Chinese troops bolster UN peacekeeping mission in Mali Bamako (AFP) Jan 16, 2014 - A unit of Chinese soldiers arrived in Mali on Thursday to strengthen the United Nations peacekeeping force in the troubled west African nation's rebel-infested north, sources told AFP. A foreign diplomatic source in the capital Bamako said 245 Chinese troops would join a 150-strong contingent which has been stationed since December in Gao, the largest city in Mali's northern desert and the t ... more |  |
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 Italy picks port for Syria chemicals amid delays Rome (AFP) Jan 16, 2014 - Italy named the port which will receive Syrian chemical agents slated for destruction despite local opposition, as the world's chemical weapons watchdog aimed to speed up the transit of the material through war-torn Syria. "The government has chosen the port of Gioia Tauro as particularly appropriate," Transport Minister Maurizio Lupi told lawmakers at a parliamentary hearing in Rome on the ... more |  |
 China detains prominent Uighur academic: wife Beijing (AFP) Jan 16, 2014 - Police in China have detained a prominent Uighur academic and outspoken critic of government policy towards the mostly Muslim minority, his wife said on Thursday. Ilham Tohti was taken to an unknown location by several dozen police on Wednesday along with his mother, his wife Guzaili Nu'er told AFP, adding that police had confiscated their mobile phones and computers. Tohti, 45, is an ec ... more |  |
One killed after US Army helicopter makes 'hard landing' Washington (AFP) Jan 16, 2014 - A US soldier from an elite unit was killed and two others injured when their Blackhawk helicopter made a "hard landing" at a base in Georgia, the Army said Thursday. The MH-60 chopper was conducting a "routine training" exercise at Hunter Army Airfield when it slammed into the ground around 11:24 pm (424 GMT) Wednesday. The troops on board were part of the 160th Special Operations Aviati ... more |  |
Philippines set to buy more BAE personnel carriers Manila, Philippines (UPI) Jan 16, 2013 - The Philippine army is planning to buy 14 more M113 armored personnel carriers manufactured by BAE Systems Land and Armaments in 2015. The army already has more than 100 M113 units. The latest batch would be fitted with 76mm turrets from decommissioned tracked Scorpion combat and reconnaissance vehicles, the Philippine Star reported. "[The vehicles] will be fitted with modern fir ... more |  |
Hariri assassination trial opens amid Lebanon's sectarian tensions Beirut, Lebanon (UPI) Jan 16, 2013 - The trial of four Hezbollah members indicted in the 2005 assassination of Lebanon's Rafik Hariri began in The Hague amid fears of rising sectarian tensions. Optimists say a verdict could come by spring 2015. But the trial could last for years and become a potential political time bomb in the Middle East's widening sectarian conflict, deepening feud between Lebanon's Sunni and Shiite M ... more |  |
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Israel PM slams EU 'hypocrisy' on settlements Jerusalem (AFP) Jan 16, 2014 - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu slammed the European Union Thursday for calling in ambassadors over plans for some 1,800 new homes for Jewish settlers in the occupied West Bank. Netanyahu's angry remarks come hot on the heels of a public spat between his defence minister and US Secretary of State John Kerry, who is energetically pushing Israel and the Palestinians toward a framewor ... more |  |
 Iraq forces attack militants as 14 bodies found Baghdad (AFP) Jan 16, 2014 - Iraqi forces attacked a militant stronghold in crisis-hit Anbar province on Thursday, while authorities found 14 bullet-riddled bodies in scenes harkening back to the worst of the country's sectarian war. The latest fighting, a day after nationwide attacks killed 73 people and gunmen made gains in Anbar, comes amid fears the country is sliding back into the worst of the brutal Sunni-Shiite c ... more |  |
 Qaeda attacks kill 10 soldiers in Yemen: army Sanaa (AFP) Jan 16, 2014 - Al-Qaeda militants killed 10 Yemeni soldiers in three simultaneous attacks Thursday on army positions in the central province of Bayda, a military official said. Twelve extremists were also killed in the assaults, which prompted further clashes with the army, the official said. "Al-Qaeda assailants carried out simultaneous attacks against three military positions in Rada" in Bayda, an ex ... more |  |
Kerry urges Syria opposition to join peace talks Washington (AFP) Jan 16, 2014 - On the eve of a key meeting, US Secretary of State John Kerry Thursday made a powerful plea to the divided Syrian opposition to join landmark peace talks aimed at installing a new government. Next week's peace conference in Switzerland was "the best opportunity for the opposition to achieve the goals of the Syrian people and the revolution," Kerry said in a surprise statement to reporters. ... more |  |
FARC blamed for bomb that kills one, wounds 25 Bogota (AFP) Jan 16, 2014 - A motorcycle bomb attack blamed on Colombia's FARC rebels killed one person and wounded at least 25 after a local truce by the guerrillas ended, an official said Thursday. The attack took place near a local government headquarters in the western municipality of Pradera, Mayor Adolfo Leon told the RCN radio station, noting that "of the 25 wounded, six are critical." He said the FARC was r ... more |  |
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